There's Always Something New To Be Found

I had a friend visiting me recently for over a week. During the course of her trip, I took her to all of the best spots in South Carolina: Greenville, Pawleys Island/Litchfield, and Charleston. Yesterday, for her last day in town, I wanted to take her to the Blue Ridge Mountains. I meant to go to Ceasar's Head and Table Rock, but we ended up in Jones Gap. Once there, we went on an uphill hike to see Rainbow Falls. I had never done the hike before, but it was completely worth it. The falls are gorgeous and even though they aren't nearly as tall as Raven Cliff Falls, it was wonderful to get up close to them and relax after the hike with the mist of the falls spraying us. If you live in the area, you should definitely try it.

Inch by Inch

The last two photos were both black and white, so today I decided to post a more colorful photo. I took it in Banff, Canada sometime in August last year. Obviously, it's of an inch worm.

Long Live Love

It's my parents' anniversary today so i thought I'd post a photograph that was a bit cliche. I took this in Yellowstone one October on the walkway by Grand Prismatic. It was an amazing place to walk through and I believe this photograph shows some of the spring's mystic qualities.

A Little Different

This is a little bit different view of a petal. I took this photograph in high school when I was supposed to be studying for my final exams. The petals and confetti on our table distracted me and I ended up taking this photo.

Shine

It's raining like cats and dogs today, so I tried to find an image that contained at least a bit of sunlight. I picked this one because I like the glow that the sun gives this bloom (on a rhododendron bush), it perfectly brings out the color in the petals. I guess Mother Nature knows what she's doing.

Maasai Smile

This is a portrait I took of a Maasai warrior while I was on a community service trip to Tanzania a few years ago (Putney). The only photoshop I did was putting a watermark on it. It was taken unplanned and unposed (we were all just sitting around talking) in the natural light of a Tanzanian sunset. Everytime I see this photo, his eyes and smile make me light up. Though it's been a while, Tanzania is always on my mind and a place that yearn to go back to.

Brookgreen Arches

This is a photograph taken at Brookgreen Gardens last summer. It is a spectacular place and I have been there to take photographs many times. This is one of the more subtle photographs I have taken there; it does not show the amazing statues, beautiful birds, or colorful flowers. It doesn't really say much about the character of Brookgreen at all, but I really like the shadows and multiple frames in this photograph. What do you think?